Associations to the word «Jeremiad»
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Wiktionary
JEREMIAD, noun. A long speech or prose work that bitterly laments the state of society and its morals, and often contains a prophecy of its coming downfall.
Dictionary definition
JEREMIAD, noun. A long and mournful complaint; "a jeremiad against any form of government".
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.